Is radiofrequency ablation an effective long-term treatment for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma?

Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 302-303

  Geschwind, Jean Francois ^a   Liapi, Eleni ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Early stage hepatocellular carcinoma; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHEMOEMBOLIZATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LONG TERM CARE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOFREQUENCY RADIATION; SHORT SURVEY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 23344437061     PISSN: 17434378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0210     Document Type: Short Survey

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